The rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi in December followed by two attacks on foreign female travelers has altered how tourists view India and led to a sharp fall in the numbers of foreign tourists, especially women, a study said.

A British woman traveling around India jumped out of the third-floor window of her hotel room on Tuesday after the hotel's owner tried to force his way into the room, causing her to fear she was about to be sexually assaulted, police said.

As six men accused of raping a Swiss tourist who was cycling with her husband in central India appeared in court, there is growing outrage after both police and officials partially blamed the victim for the brutal attack.

Whether he was killed or committed suicide, the jailhouse death of Ram Singh, accused of driving the bus on which the attack occurred, has triggered shock at the enormous security failure at one of India's best-known prisons

The trial of five men accused of the rape and murder of a student aboard a bus in New Delhi will begin Thursday and should have none of the long delays commonly associated with India's justice system, a defense lawyer said after a brief hearing Monday